From Pastor Tom’s Desk

There was an interesting devotion from David Jeremiah as he was writing about pride and he incorporated a quote from Charles Stanley. Stanley said “Each morning, the enemy lays out his landmines in our lives. If we are not discerning we will fall prey to his tactics. The landmine of pride can tear a gaping […]

FROM REV TOM’S DESK I was talking to someone the other day and the nature of being a Minister in a church came up. This coming December, I will actually pass my 26th year of being a nationally ordained Minister in the PCANZ so I’ve been around for a while fulfilling this calling that God […]

FROM REV TOM’S DESK At the moment, the parish is undergoing a Presbytery review of us as a church. Many years ago the Presbyteries across NZ used to have what were called quinquennial visitations, meaning they happened every five years. In my 26 years of ministry in a parish, I’ve been seconded onto heaps […]

FROM PASTOR TOM’S DESK It was a busy day for us all last Sunday. Speaking for myself, I had communion in the first service which is an important sacrament to share, then Anna’s commissioning in the second service, followed by soup and buns together followed by the two baptisms at 1pm. A short time at […]

This month, for one reason or another, is one of the busiest so far this year. It seems like everything has suddenly come together with all sorts of meetings and events happening. Some of the evening meetings are fairly usual but there is one that the First Church elders will need to work through concerning […]